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@...@.@@@@ ANTENNA ARRAYS .@@.@.....
@..@@@.... WE'VE VIRTUALLY BUILT AN ANTENNA WITH A @.@@@....@
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.@@.@@@.@. AND ~OUR~ LOCAL CLUSTERS PLACE IN THE .@..@.@.@@
@.@@..@@@. GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS @@.@@@@@.@
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@....@@@.. VELOCITY AND THE SUNS MOVING AROUND THE @@@..@@@.@
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.@@@@@.@@@ AND DESPITE ALL THIS, DESPITE ALL OUR .@@@@@.@@.
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@...@.@.@@ RADIO PROGRAMMES OUT IN FUCKING SPACE @...@.@@@@
@..@@@@@.@ AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT (LIGHT IS OUR @..@@@....
@.@....@@. MEDIUM! GOODSPEED YOU, BLACK EMPEROR!), @.@..@...@
@@@...@.@@ DESPITE GHOSTS HELPING AND THE @@@.@@..@.
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.@@.@..@@. FILTERING, DESPITE OUR VERY OBVIOUS .@.@@@@..@
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..@@...@@. I'M GONNA GO SMOKE MY THIRD CIGARETTE .....@..@@
.@.@..@.@. THIS YEAR AND TRY TO SNATCH SOME BEERS ....@@.@.@
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